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Patented Aug. 1o, 1909 Iriver/cial@ l y ALBERT S. NOONAN, OF ROME, NEW YORK.'

I .RJACZFL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented img. 1o, 190e.

Application led March 11, 1908. Serial No.l 420,347.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that l,' i\Li'.niri S. NOONAN, a

citizen ot the United Statiev and a resident ot Rome, in the county ot' Oneida and State of New York, have invented an ImprovevnientI in Racks7 ot which the following description, in connection with the a'ceon'ipanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on Vthe drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to racks, which, while they may be ot general application, are'iparticularly adapted to be Secured t0 vehicles to receive trunks or` other recepta-- cles.

ln orderthat the' principles of the inven tion may be clearly understood, have disclosed aisingle type or embodiment thereof inthe accompany-ing. drawings, wherein- Figure l is a pei'epeetive View of one orm ot iny invention aiiplied tothe tonneau of.

`an automobile; an Figs. Q-and S'ai'e details showing the preferred manner of adjusting the rack.. Y v f V Referring to the single type or eni bodiinent of the invention herein selected for illustration the Avehicle to which the' rack embodying my invention secured is represented at 1, it herein 'designating the tonneau of an automobile. Rache haveheretol' fore been applied to automobiles, as, for exconstruct a different size ot' `ample, to the rear of the tonneau. lua

much as diii'event types oi automobiles and supported by yone of the Strips G n other vehicles vary in width, it has heretol fore been necessaryv ao 'tar at; l am aware, to aok for eaoh type or different widtliof aiiti'iinobile. This` owing' to the diliei'ent patterns reipiiied. for i diiiferent Sizes thereof and tor other obvious large stock ofditi'erent sized racks be kept on hand. l' ain enabled, by my inrentioin to avoid the necessity ot carrying a large stock ot dilierent sized yracket. and yet ain able to Supply any size or type of aijitoniobile with l a proper sized rack. T .am furthermore onabled readily to provide a rack. tilted tol vany desired Size oflrunk thatI is to be ifartype oi. rack may lie-employed in the praetice offiny ii'ivention," herein have represented a foldingor collapsible rack, the side arms 4wd whereof are hinged to tliehrackets 23H3 at, AOne or more eiofe strips o1' members 6.-15 are connected in ny Suitable manner to the Side arms L -4, as by bolts` or the like. The arms 4-41 may be et the full length ot' the rack, but prete ably i make them of lese than the full length thereof, and secure thereto or to Sonie other portion of the main body A of the rack a supplemental. ruck portion ll that preferably' may be collapsed or folded upon the main body, Herein I have reliresented eide Strips or members 7-7 hinged tothe. strips iwi at. S12- 8 and adapted to be received upon and en the rack is in position for use. @ne or more i-Iross stripe 9MB may be employed to eonneet the strips 7 7. Preferably, the Stripe 6-,6 and the Strips Q--FQ are respectively connected by longitudinal strips or meniheii's 10--10 and '1l-11. It' the rack, whether provided with aieupporting` portion or not7 sn'ritable eonstilictiin for aeeonii'ilieliingthatreeiilt.. Herein.y l have represented` a pair ot arms lfl-gll hinged to the brackets and to one ofi the side strips o1' iiieiiil'ieis: il, each arni being' ileell formed ot' members .hinged anni'. -lz lo permit the loidiniiot the i raok into fluibstant rally yorlioal pontion. not only has added to the cost the racks.

lt le apparent that. the rai-.k thus lar described inay he oi any Suitable eoi'istruction and material. lu the prai-.tiee o't my invenreaeons, but has rendered it. ditiieult at; tinieS i to Secure' the right size of rack for a parnieiubers there-ol' as to permit. the rack to be tieular type or IQize of'aiitoinohile, unless a tion, l sii-vennoot the Side yoi' longitudinal adjusted in width to the reqiiireiiien-ts of the particular automobile vorv other vehicle to which it. is-to he secured. lVhile thisl may be accomplished in rai'ionswx'ays. herein have' an adjustable channeledsplicing member 1l y haring: npataiiding sidesv 1:315 may he in* .tei-posed'between such severed ends.

apparent that such Splicing` iiionibers may GFS ;be ot'the folding` type, l may provide any to be passed therethrough and through the openings in the strips 6. 1f desired, the

strips (may be suitably beveled. at one oi' both edges, as represented. at 17 in l `ig. 3, the upstai'iding edges oi the corresponding splicing member being undercut, as represented at 18. It is apparent that by this construction the transverse member or members do not present a rough or uneven surface to the trunks or other receptacles received upon the rack. li: desired the overlapping ends. of the transverse strips may be deliected or otset from the plane ont the respective strips, the said overlapping strips lying if desired, throughout the greater portion of the length in dierent longitudinal planes so that the end oit each strip is deiiected into the plane of the other strip so as to be snugly received by such deflected portion. Preferably-the side strips 7-7 are inwardly bent, as represented at 19-19 and are provided near adjacent ends with openings 20, whereby a splicing member 2l, that may be similar to the strip or strips la, may be secured thereto. "f"

Having thus described one type or ein bodiment of my invention, l desire'it to ,be understood that although specic 'terms' are employed, they are used iii-a descriptive and generic sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope ofthe invention being set fort-h in the following claims.

Claims.

l. A rack comprising opposite side lmeinbers adapted to be suitably supported, a strip extending from each side member to- Ward the other and having a' plurality of perforations near adjacent ends, said adjacent ends being beveled, and aychanneled undercut splicing piecev having a plurality of erit'orations near opposite ends, whereby sai vsplicingpiece may be secured in any position of desired-adjustment to said strips.

2. A rack for attachment to the rear of an automobile comprising in combination opposite side members having means to connect them to tlie'rearof au automobile and to 'support them in a substantially horizontal side members and arranged in pairs, and

position, one or more strips extending toward each other from and connected to said side members, and one or more splicing pieces adjustably connected i'o said pair or pairs ot' strips, the entire rack being substantially flat.

'i. A rack for attachment to the rear of an automobile comprising in combination o positc side imnnbers, means for niiiging tic same to the rear oi' an automobile so that they may be supijlorted iii a' 'substantially khorizontal position, one or more strips extending toward each other from and connected to said side meii'ibers and arranged in pairs, and oiic oi' moi'e splicing pieces :idjustably connected to said pair or pairs of strips. 1

A rack for attachment to the rear of an automobile comprising in combination opposite side members having means to coniiect them to the rear of an automobile and to support them iii a substantially horizontal position, one or more strips extendingto- Ward each other tromand connected to said side members and arranged iii airs, and one or more splicing pieces upon tie under side of and connected to said strips, so that the latter present a smooth upper receiving surface( i '6, A rack toi* attachment tothe rear of an automobile comprising 1n combination opposite side` members having means to connect them 'to the rear of an automobile and to support them in a substantially horizon- A tal position, one orl more strips, extending position, one or more strips extending tol wai-d eachother from and connected to said side members and arranfred in lpairs, one or more splicing pieces ad'ustaby connected to said pair or pairs o strips, a supplemental frame connected to said main rackI and adapted to lic in the plane thereof, and adjustable splicing pieces connecting the members of said sup r)lciiiental frame.

8. A rack for attaclinicnt to the rear of :in

automobile comprising in combination brack ets adapted to be directly attached to the rear of the; automobile, opposite side meinbers having means to connect them directly to said brackets, means to support said side meii'ibors viii a 'substantially horizontal position, one or morev strips extending toward each other from and connected to said side 9. A rack for attachment 'members and arranged in pairs, ndone or lto the rear of theantomobile, and a plurality` '.of splicing pieces adjustably Connected to.

said pairs of Strips. .Y

10. A rack for attachment to the rear'of ,l an automobile comprising in combination opposite side members having means to conneet them tothe rear of an' automobile and Vtwo subscribing Witnesses.

to. support them inI a substantially hori. ,20 other from 'and connected to said "de members andarranged in pairs,

ontal position, 'one or more strips extendlng toward each one or more splicing pieces adjustablyponnected to said pair or pairs of'strips, anda 25 bers of the rack and Cupported When'exsupplemental frame hiiged to the side memte'nded by a pair of said strips and lying when extededin the plagne of the rack.

In testimony whereof, name to this specification,

. ALBERT. s. N'ooNAN.' Witnesses NioHoLAs MCCORMICK, THos. H. MCLAUGHIAN.

have signed my in the presence of 30' 

